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TX HB5467

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Stan Kitzman

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates new criminal offense of "continuous manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance" for persons who engage in drug manufacturing or delivery offenses two or more times within a 12-month period

  • Classifies the offense as a third-degree felony

  • Allows jury members to convict without unanimously agreeing on the specific conduct, exact dates, or counties where each instance occurred, as long as they unanimously agree the defendant committed qualifying offenses at least twice within 12 months

  • Prohibits defendants from being convicted of both this continuous offense and separate charges for the same underlying conduct in the same criminal action, with limited exceptions for alternative charges or lesser included offenses

  • Applies only to offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to creating the criminal offense of continuous manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance.

Crimes

Last Action

Left pending in subcommittee

5/1/2025

Committee Referrals

Criminal Jurisprudence4/7/2025

Full Bill Text

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